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OK, I spent way too much
time figureing this out but isn't hitting the ground at 1500fpm like being
strapped in the plane while it gets pushed off a 9.7 foot cliff? I think
I've done landings close to that, and reused the airplane.
Dave Saylor
AirCrafters LLC
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Watsonville, CA
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Guys --
Richard Titsworth pointed out to me that the 25
foot-per-second descent rate with a BRS *is* 1500 feet per minute.
Gee, I get the "turkey of the day" award...
Anyway, they claim that 25
fps (1500 fpm) is survivable. They told us that they want the airplane to
land slightly nose down. If we were going to land tail first, they would
have insisted on head-rest-type protection features.
You know, 25 fps
didn't sound all that fast to me, but 1500 fpm seems pretty darn fast to be
crunching into the ground.
- Rob Wolf
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